Waymo

Staff Systems Engineer, Depot & Offhail Automation

Waymo$230K — $284K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related technical field.
  • At least 8 years of experience in systems engineering, software development, or a related field.
  • A proactive, data-driven systems engineering mindset.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and work effectively in ambiguous environments.
  • Proficient in reading C++ to analyze feature implementation and debug issues.
  • Skilled in SQL for querying data sets and creating monitoring dashboards.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement automation features.
  • Gain deep technical knowledge of depot and offhail automation features.
  • Create qualification methods for new features and provide engineering recommendations.
  • Debug field issues and determine root causes in collaboration with teams.
  • Extend automation features to new vehicle platforms for fleet consistency.
  • Apply technical expertise to new areas and rapidly learn.
  • Drive robust verification and monitoring systems to ensure feature efficacy.

Benefits

  • Participation in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program.
  • Eligibility for equity incentive plan.
  • Access to generous company benefits program.
Full Job Description
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to a Systems Engineering Lead.

You will:
  • Work with cross functional teams including software engineers, product managers, and operations leads to develop and implement requirements, system architecture, and verification strategy for new depot & offhail automation features. You will help automate these processes to drive greater fleet efficiency including automated low power mode switching, downloading and installing new software, logging and offloading data, and more.
  • Develop deep technical understanding of existing and new depot & offhail automation features and drive a robust end-to-end verification and monitoring system to ensure these features meet high efficacy goals
  • Develop qualification methods to launch new features and depots and provide engineering recommendations to senior stakeholders
  • Debug field issues to determine root cause and identify solutions with cross functional teams. Be the point person for retrospectives and implement improvements to test coverage and processes to prevent similar issues from happening in the future
  • Extend existing depot automation features to new vehicle platforms to ensure feature parity across the diverse Waymo fleet.
  • Apply your existing technical depth to new areas and learn quickly

You have:
  • A bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or other technical field
  • At least 8 years of experience in systems engineering, software development, or related field
  • A systems engineering mindset and a proactive, data-driven approach to fixing problems
  • Comfortable juggling multiple projects at once and working in ambiguity
  • Ability to read c++ to understand feature implementation and debug issues more effectively
  • Ability to query data sets (SQL) and create dashboards for debugging and performance monitoring

We prefer:
  • Strong foundation in system engineering fundamentals such as requirements definition, formal verification and validation methods
  • Experience with test development including simulation and hardware in the loop
  • Experience deploying products at scale
  • Experience with software integration testing
  • Experience deploying products at scale


The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$230,000-$284,000 USD

About Waymo

Waymo LLC is a self-driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and provides ride-hailing services through its Waymo One program. The company has been testing its self-driving technology on public roads since 2009 and has logged millions of miles of autonomous driving. Waymo has partnerships with several automakers and has been working on developing autonomous trucks for use in logistics.
Learn more about Waymo
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2009

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